tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post3441646393524480364..comments2024-03-13T00:46:47.172-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: Spain Wins! Spain Wins!Steve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-66520937233131643622008-06-30T21:37:00.000-07:002008-06-30T21:37:00.000-07:00Whoops, here's the link about the Dutch and their ...Whoops, <A HREF="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121269489872949569-355HvIfTxglH1Slo4QF_kmRdRm4_20080705.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top" REL="nofollow">here's the link about the Dutch and their inability to convert the penalty shot.</A>Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-34536133800348119522008-06-30T21:33:00.000-07:002008-06-30T21:33:00.000-07:00I thought the Italians had nothing on the Dutch, p...I thought the Italians had nothing on the Dutch, penalty-kick-shankers extraordinare!Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-6269268373789767412008-06-30T19:54:00.000-07:002008-06-30T19:54:00.000-07:00Eric, if you're going to make next puzzle related ...Eric, if you're going to make next puzzle related to the EuroCup, please don't make it related to the incapacity of italian players (sometimes, the best of them) to score penalty kicks. Those are real painful memories.karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809119587515057105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-16856067620468026702008-06-30T19:52:00.000-07:002008-06-30T19:52:00.000-07:00Dodgers need 24 more years of usefulness to match ...Dodgers need 24 more years of usefulness to match Spain.<BR/><BR/>That comment was very mean, cigarcow. <BR/><BR/>However, Spain has two sides in the qualifying games of important soccer tournaments:<BR/><BR/>a) Pretty dominant, though they always lose or tie with teams from small countries, like Luxembourgh, therefore losing points and maybe getting second in their group.<BR/><BR/>b)Terrible, but they qualify in the consolation round, which it's ironic, because those teams from small countries always end up playing that round.karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809119587515057105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-44568184209868198132008-06-30T09:25:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:25:00.000-07:00Yeah, that wasn't fair to Spain.Yeah, that wasn't fair to Spain.cigarcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547701757795687269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-14231764091443251042008-06-30T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:01:00.000-07:00Ouch, that hurts, cigarcow.Though the Dodgers and ...Ouch, that hurts, cigarcow.<BR/><BR/>Though the Dodgers and Spain seem to score at about the same levels.Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-69902566460706403962008-06-30T08:49:00.000-07:002008-06-30T08:49:00.000-07:00"The Dodgers of International Soccer""The Dodgers of International Soccer"cigarcowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547701757795687269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-3925261109661956222008-06-30T08:48:00.000-07:002008-06-30T08:48:00.000-07:00EK, I'm waiting for the next puzzle to be UEFA Eur...EK, I'm waiting for the next puzzle to be UEFA Euro-tournament related. Clearly, our readers expect us to have insight on soccer as well...Steve Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-84734274265831073182008-06-30T06:13:00.000-07:002008-06-30T06:13:00.000-07:00That may be true, but he should have been penalize...That may be true, but he should have been penalized as he's clearly using his hands.Eric Karroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070527828477695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-18764732254347776132008-06-30T04:12:00.000-07:002008-06-30T04:12:00.000-07:00That last picture was well after Torres chipped th...That last picture was well after Torres chipped the keeper though. He was running away for his celebration by then. :oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com